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Playing Against Kindred
JunglePatch 16.2.1
What They Do
A marksman jungler who thrives on early skirmishing and infinite scaling. She hunts specific targets using to gain range and damage, uses for mobility, and prevents anyone from dying with . Her goal is to snowball through kills and jungle marks to become a late-game hyper-carry.
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| A mark appears over a champion's head or on a jungle camp icon on the minimap. | She is hunting that target. If she gets the kill/assist or clears the marked camp, she gets a permanent stack. Every 4 stacks increases her attack range. Deny these at all costs. | |
| A short hop/tumble followed by three arrows firing. | Her primary mobility and DPS tool. The cooldown is significantly reduced while she is standing inside her zone. Do not try to kite her while she's in her circle. | |
| A large purple spirit wolf circle on the ground. | This is her 'territory.' Inside this, has a ~2s cooldown. If you step out of it, the wolf stops attacking you and her mobility drops significantly. | |
| A dark bird/wolf projectile followed by overhead markers (up to 3). | A heavy slow and a three-hit execute. The third hit deals massive missing HP damage. If she hits you twice, you need to Flash or use a defensive cooldown immediately. | |
| A large, golden circular zone on the ground. | Nobody (friend or foe) can drop below 10% HP while inside. It ends with a flat heal for everyone. You must time your burst for the exact moment the circle disappears. |
Respect
- !Level 2/3 Invades→With and , she is one of the strongest early duelists. She will often try to kill you at your second buff if she has lane priority.
- !Mark Scaling →If she reaches 4 or 7 stacks, her attack range becomes oppressive (matching or exceeding most ADCs). A Kindred with 0-3 stacks is half a champion; a Kindred with 8+ is a god.
- !Execution Pressure→The third hit of deals more damage based on your missing health. If you are below 40% HP, that third hit will likely kill you instantly.
- !Counter-Jungling→She is designed to live in your jungle. If you don't track her, she will take your camps and gain stacks while you're busy ganking.
Punish
- +is on cooldown (18s-14s)→Without her wolf zone, her dash has a long 9-second cooldown. This is your best time to dive or all-in her as she cannot kite effectively.
- +The first Mark spawn (3:15)→The first stack always spawns on one of the Scuttle Crabs. Be there first to secure it and deny her the early power spike.
- +has just ended→Everyone inside is healed and vulnerable. Save your high-damage abilities (like Smite or an execute) for the literal millisecond the gold ring vanishes.
- +She is kiting towards a wall→She can hop thin walls with . If you have a dash or CC, wait for her to use her tumble first, otherwise she will just hop the wall and escape.
Laning Tips
- •Track the mark. If appears on a camp near you, ping your jungler. Denying her stacks is more important than almost any other objective.
- •If she marks YOU with , don't panic. There is a 75-second delay before she can actually collect the stack. It's often used as a mind game to scare you off the wave.
- •Ward the Raptor and Gromp camps. These are common locations for her marks and she will risk her life to take them.
- •When she uses , the third hit is the 'savaging' hit. If you have a shield (like Barrier or a champion ability), use it specifically for that third stack.
- •Kindred is extremely squishy. If you play an assassin, wait for her to use forward, then burst her before she can react with .
- •Pick champions with displacements (Lee Sin R, Gragas R, Alistar W). You can literally kick her out of her own zone so she dies while you stay safe inside it.
Teamfight Warning
- ⚠Do not stack your big ultimates inside . If you drop a Malphite R or Orianna R inside her circle while it's active, you've wasted your cooldowns.
- ⚠The wolf from deals magic damage. Don't assume building only armor will save you from her kite.
- ⚠Kindred will prioritize marking the person they think will die first in a fight. If that's you, play extremely safe to deny her the stack.
- ⚠In late game, watch her range. If she has many stacks, she can hit you from behind walls where you can't see her.
- ⚠After her ends, she will often try to immediately away. Have your hard CC ready to lock her down the moment the invulnerability fades.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached